2007-09-19 01:42:27 · 4 answers · asked by Lady G 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Ah, Copy and Paste must have gotten the same email. Correct!
2007-09-19 03:49:42 · update #1
The word "Caddy" is possibly derived from the French word "cadet".
2007-09-19 01:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by nekidasajaybird 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word Caddie derives from the French word ‘le cadet’, meaning ‘the boy’ or the youngest of the family. The word ‘cadet’ appears in English from 1610 and the word ‘caddie’ or ‘cadie’ appears shortly after that in 1634.
This appears to be the origin of the speculative theory, promoted by some, that French military 'cadets' carried the clubs for the golfing royalty in France and this practice came to Scotland when Queen Mary Stuart returned in 1561. Of course the military term 'cadet' has the same origin, as these 'cadets'
2007-09-19 02:20:20 · answer #2 · answered by sage seeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A golfer's assistant is called a “caddie” -- When Mary, later Queen of Scots, went to France as a young girl (for education & survival) Louis, King of France, learned that she loved the Scot game golf. So he had the first golf course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis ordered cadets from a military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when she returned to Scotland (her return not a very good idea in the long run as it turned out) she took the practice with her. In French the word cadet is pronounced “ca-day” & the Scots bastardized it into caddie. [It's what the Scots are good at.]-
2007-09-19 02:02:05 · answer #3 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not absolutely sure, you understand, but i think it's of french origins.
2007-09-19 02:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋